Embodied Wisdom: my decade of learning Movement Medicine

By Anja Bock

Dance is my greatest teacher, medicine and healer. It encourages me to peel off the protective layers built up over time, it allows me to get to know myself and reconnect with what truly matters. Dancing has freed me and inspired me to be a more awake human being, and it is my intention to share this gift and joy with people from all walks of life.

I am a mother, a lover of music, dance and ceremony. Weaving my life experiences from the healing arts into heart-centred teachings, rooting my magic through the medicine of the Dance. I am deeply passionate about our Earth and all our relations.

The moment I met my teachers, Ya'Acov and Susannah Darling Khan, I felt a deep recognition, a remembering of a calling that had always been within me. In their presence, I realised that Movement Medicine was not just a practice but a path of service, healing, and connection. From that moment, I knew this work would play a central role in my life, guiding both my own journey and the journeys of those I serve. I have been training for many moons with the School of Movement Medicine which consists of travelling back and forth to the UK over a decade.

Movement Medicine is an energetic embodied dance meditation practice, held with a variety of soulful music and gentle guidance that encourages us to dance with life and reconnect to the divine Intelligence within. Dancing strengthens and creates new neurological pathways and increases serotonin levels (the feel-good hormone) in the brain. It improves the mobility, flexibility and stability of the body as well as balance.

For the past 15 years, my work has been rooted in my community along the Garden Route, I have also been co-creating transformative experiences with dear friends at Holistic Horse Farm, Origins Wellness, and Alkhemikal Dreaming. My journey includes hosting retreats, workshops, ceremonies, and classes, as well as serving local communities in need. My Movement Medicine work welcomes people of every background, weaving a web of connection and remembrance.

It's an honour to witness the presence of the dancers through their embodied prayers. Magic truly happens when they give themselves back to the intelligence of the dancer, being able to alchemise any story and take back their power, remembering who we truly are through the spirit of the dance. Movement Medicine is rooted in transformation, coming home to ourselves and living, breathing and moving from the heart

My graduation in 2025 from the School of Movement Medicine in the UK is the result of an in-depth, diligent training that serves as the foundation for all I offer. Over the years, this intentional path has consisted of prerequisites, moving into an apprenticeship and through to a professional training. This is a journey of personal alchemy refined into professional skill. Its core importance lies in the thorough integration of the school's philosophy, ensuring that teachers have the strength and depth to hold the sacred container of the dance. Through my own devotion, I have developed the capacity to share this heart medicine, weaving the web of connection with integrity, humour and presence.

Thank you to the beautiful Space Between, dancers and team for our time together over these last couple of years. I have decided to not teach monthly classes anymore but to host workshops and events instead. I look forward to seeing many of you on the dance floor again soon.